To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Improvement Plans for Portion of Bald Hills Road Post Mile 13.46 to 16.05 for Yurok Tribe; Federal
Aid Project Number CA FLAP TR10099(1); Contract Number 321609
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the completed contract, including all change orders approved by the Public Works Department, between Kernen Construction and Humboldt County for construction of Improvement Plans for Portion of Bald Hills Road Post Mile 13.46 to 16.05 for Yurok Tribe; and
2. Approve the final claim for payment, as submitted by the Public Works Department to the Auditor/Controller, in the amount of $165.99, which will bring the total amount paid to 100 percent of the contract.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Fund (1200); Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Access Program; Yurok Tribe
DISCUSSION:
This project placed asphalt surfacing and traffic striping on a 2.7-mile section of Bald Hills Road to stabilize and protect the roadway, create safer road conditions, and reduce road maintenance requirements, dust generation, erosion, and sediment runoff. The work included traffic control, clearing and grubbing, replacing existing culverts, and placing hot mix asphalt surfacing, hot mix asphalt dike and thermoplastic striping.
Bald Hills Road provides access to Six Rivers National Forest, Lyons Ranch Historic Site trailhead and School House Peak in Redwood National and State Parks and to the Yurok Indian Reservation. Humboldt County owns and maintains the road, which has been designated a Yurok scenic byway by the Yurok Tribe. The road begins at US Highway 101, just north of the town of Orick, and terminates where the Martins Ferry Bridge crosses the Klamath River on the Yurok Indian Reservation. The Tribe and county have utilized various funding sources to design and construct improvements since 2007, in a coordinated effort to pave the entire 32-mile route.
On August 15, 2017, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Clerk of the Board to advertise the above-referenced project for bids. On September 19, 2017, the county received five (5) bids for the project. The contract was awarded to Kernen Construction, the lowest responsible bidder, on October 17, 2017. The award amount was $1,729,628.00, and contract change orders through project completion amounted to an increase of $19,131.55.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Total construction costs for this project were $1,748,759.55. This project was funded through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Yurok Tribe, which provided 100 percent of construction costs up to $1,900,000. The Road Fund covered remaining expenses. Construction costs were included in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Road Fund Budget (1200); therefore, this project did not affect the General Fund.
This project conforms to the Board of Supervisors' Core Role of providing for and maintaining infrastructure as identified in the Board's Strategic Framework.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Yurok Tribe; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP); Redwood National Park
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board may choose not to accept the project. However, staff does not recommend this alternative because the project has been completed, and the requested Board actions are needed to accept the contract.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Acceptance Statement
2. Executed Contract and Contract Change Orders 1-5
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: C-28 / C-27
Meeting of: August 15, 2017 / October 17, 2017